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Deer blamed for truck crash

An 18-wheeler wreck brought traffic to a standstill for more than an hour in Rankin County this morning.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CST Dec 9, 2014

Deer blamed for truck crash

An 18-wheeler wreck brought traffic to a standstill for more than an hour in Rankin County this morning.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CST Dec 9, 2014

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WEBVTT MISSISSIPPI.THIS COMES AFTER AN18-WHEELER-WRECKBROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A STAND-STILLFOR MORETHAN AN HOUR IN RANKIN COUNTYTHISMORNING. 16 WAPT'S EMILYALEXANDER WAS ON THE SCENE.YEAH, WE'RE ALL RUNNING A LITTLEBIT LATE. LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODYPLAYED TALLADEGA DOWN THERE THISMORNING. AN 18-WHEELER BLOCKEDBOTH LANES OF HIGHWAY 49 NORTHEARLY TUESDAY MORNING - BACKINGUPTRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN A MILENEAR STARROAD.I'M TRYING TO GET TO WORK. I'VEBEEN SITTING HERE APPROXIMATELY40MINUTES.AUTHORITIES CALLED IN A TOWTRUCK. IT TOOK CREWS ABOUT ANHOUR TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THEROAD AND GET TRAFFIC FLOWINGONCE AGAIN. ACCORDING TO ASTATETROOPER, THE DRIVER SAYS A DEERRAN OUTIN FRONT OF HIS TRUCKALL OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF ADEER? AW MAN. STATE FARM RANKEDMISSISSIPPI SIXTH IN THE NUMBEROFCOLLISIONS BETWEEN DEER ANDVEHICLES.THE ODDS OF A DRIVER STRIKING ADEER ARE 1IN 84 - NEARLY DOUBLE THENATIONALAVERAGE.WELL WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE AVERY HEALTHY AND LARGEPOPULATION IN THIS STATE, BUTTHAT BEING SAID YOU'VE REALLYGOT TO BE CAREFUL ANDWATCH OUT FOR THESE ANIMALS.OFFICIALS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OFWILDLIFE SAY IT'S ACTUALLY MOREDANGEROUS TO TRY AND AVOIDHITTING ANANIMAL.WE RECOMMEND GO AHEAD ANDCOLLIDE WITH THE ANIMAL RATHERTHAN RUN OFF A BRIDGE EMBANKMENTOR RUN INTOONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEY SAY IFYOU WANT TO PREVENT ANIMALCOLLISIONS, DRIVE SLOWLY ANDHONKYOUR HORN EVERY FEW MINUTES.I'VE TRIED THE OLD "HONK YOURHORN THING," AND IT SEEMS TOWORK INTHE COUPLE OF INSTANCES I'VE HADTO DO IT. IN RANKIN COUNTY,EMILY ALEXANDER, 16 WAPT NEWS.YOU CAN SEE YOUR ODDS OF HITTING

Deer blamed for truck crash

An 18-wheeler wreck brought traffic to a standstill for more than an hour in Rankin County this morning.